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[QTip8329Wags]

@fastone371 Sorry about that. Lost my cool and rythme catching GeneralFatigue then braked half a car length late and forced downshifting too soon. Normally would have held 5th or 4th until the car slowed more but I was mad about going from +5 or +6 to -2 and not fully concentrated. Work has been trying lately and I'm tense as it is this week. Couldn't calm down or stop thinking.

I think we were .5 or .8 split before that incident, made sure there was +1 between us after you respawned. Again, sorry. No idea how I hit a 1,47.XXX or how you maintained the gap without setting the fastest lap. Pure consistency the whole race for you, dare I say for me too until the end of the first stint.

I'm going to miss this series. No GT7 for me. PS4 GT7 won't compare to PS5 GT7. Is a Thrustmaster T150 compatible with PS5? If not, I am out of the Sony game for sure. $500+ for a console, $200+ for a new wheel, $80 for the disc copy and a compatible t.v....no thanks.

 

[Cold Warrior]

@fastone371 Sorry about that. Lost my cool and rythme catching GeneralFatigue then braked half a car length late and forced downshifting too soon. Normally would have held 5th or 4th until the car slowed more but I was mad about going from +5 or +6 to -2 and not fully concentrated. Work has been trying lately and I'm tense as it is this week. Couldn't calm down or stop thinking.

I think we were .5 or .8 split before that incident, made sure there was +1 between us after you respawned. Again, sorry. No idea how I hit a 1,47.XXX or how you maintained the gap without setting the fastest lap. Pure consistency the whole race for you, dare I say for me too until the end of the first stint.

I'm going to miss this series. No GT7 for me. PS4 GT7 won't compare to PS5 GT7. Is a Thrustmaster T150 compatible with PS5? If not, I am out of the Sony game for sure. $500+ for a console, $200+ for a new wheel, $80 for the disc copy and a compatible t.v....no thanks.

Yeah from my experiences a in Sports Mode race. Spa-Francorchamps becomes one of those places in the wet. Where concentrating on anything else but, you own driving. Will just get into more trouble.

I have to much nostalgia invested into the Gran Turismo series to give up. That's why I'm getting the $90 version so I get a PS4 and PS5 copy. Preordered it early so I can slowly pay it off month. I would much rather play the PS4 version for than miss out on my favorite game series.

 

[Cold Warrior]

Honestly🤔 I believe that was my 1st WET race ever, at my fav track of all places. I have never been good with the velvet part of the glove, it's the iron fist part🤓 That was dumb the wife says🤣 I'm heavy footed☹️ I had a hard time, other than sound, telling when I was loosing bits of traction. That little throttle meter thing... that light red is spin🤔 ?? If so, who the hell is looking at the little gauge🧐 if the tires wear ineicator had some color context...🤓 Anyway, yes 1st Spa/Wet race. So don't do it again🤣 I apologize for holding any of you up. That was my first race with Qtip too, so he doesn't know I'm here so the leader has someone to pass too🤣🤣🤣(FukThatsFunny****) I really struggled to make every lap. I got out of the way, sometimes way out of the way, when I knew anyone was close behind. I may not be the fastest, but I'm good looking, have great race etiquette, and am funny as s#!t🤣🤣🤣 I will always move over as soon as I can, w/o screwing myself in the process. I'm sorry if I blew anyones race. You can have the P4 points😇 I came in late anyway.

I'm sorry your first experience in the wet came Spa-Francorchamps. This place is evil in the wet to experienced drivers. You best laps weren't that bad lack of experience.

You raced with Qtip at Sarthe about 2 weeks ago. Well sort of anyways he just drove anyway for that race. QTip8329Wags has attend every race so far.

 

[Racer283]

Sorry I missed yesterday, me and Fiancé went to a concert. I'll be out for this coming weekend as well. Have an event planned this weekend.

 

[Cold Warrior]

Sorry I missed yesterday, me and Fiancé went to a concert. I'll be out for this coming weekend as well. Have an event planned this weekend.

Okay hopefully you can make our Laguna Sega race.

 

[QTip8329Wags]

Blue Moon Bay will be fun but Laguna Seca is probably one of my favorites, if not my favorite track in the U.S.

 

[ThisGuyHere]

🤫I think we got attention from a mod. for my language☝🏼☝🏼 (****) that wasn't me editing myself🙄😆 I'll be more mindful, another league I ran in has the mods watching everything because they pushed it too far or something.

Anyone heading to Blue Moon? I ran a consistant 44.3-44.5 on med. tires yesterday which means I'm probably 5-6sec. slower than fastone &Qtip🤣 maybe 4 sec off CW🤔🤣 If no one, I might change to Laguna since I may not make this weekends race.

 

[ThisGuyHere]

I'm watching the replay🙄 so is the Light red in the throttle indicator showing wheel spin vs. over rev and breaking traction? And I notice it doesn't matter how much time I'm making up on a lap, I loose it all on the last chicane😒

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@Qtip~ I'm sorry Brother, I had no idea you were behind me that long or I would have moved over at the starting line. I am really shocked I didn't notice you were there for that long😒 Had it been a dry race I would have been looking out the back window more than the front. I have a bad habit of worry about holding the guy behind me up and blowing thru my braking points constantly. You'll see🤔 maybe at Laguna🙄😆

 

[Cold Warrior]

🤫I think we got attention from a mod. for my language☝🏼☝🏼 (****) that wasn't me editing myself🙄😆 I'll be more mindful, another league I ran in has the mods watching everything because they pushed it too far or something.

Anyone heading to Blue Moon? I ran a consistant 44.3-44.5 on med. tires yesterday which means I'm probably 5-6sec. slower than fastone &Qtip🤣 maybe 4 sec off CW🤔🤣 If no one, I might change to Laguna since I may not make this weekends race.

There's probably only a few leagues operating at this point. So we are constantly near the top of the rotating list. So it's easy to get noticed by mods. There's a reason I sensor myself on here. It is the rules of the site to watch profanity since this is a for everyone site. So be careful not to get yourself it trouble.

 

[fastone371]

I'm watching the replay🙄 so is the Light red in the throttle indicator showing wheel spin vs. over rev and breaking traction? And I notice it doesn't matter how much time I'm making up on a lap, I loose it all on the last chicane😒

[edit]
@Qtip~ I'm sorry Brother, I had no idea you were behind me that long or I would have moved over at the starting line. I am really shocked I didn't notice you were there for that long😒 Had it been a dry race I would have been looking out the back window more than the front. I have a bad habit of worry about holding the guy behind me up and blowing thru my braking points constantly. You'll see🤔 maybe at Laguna🙄😆

ABSOLUTELY TURN TCS OFF FOR BMB

 

[fastone371]

@fastone371 Sorry about that. Lost my cool and rythme catching GeneralFatigue then braked half a car length late and forced downshifting too soon. Normally would have held 5th or 4th until the car slowed more but I was mad about going from +5 or +6 to -2 and not fully concentrated. Work has been trying lately and I'm tense as it is this week. Couldn't calm down or stop thinking.

I think we were .5 or .8 split before that incident, made sure there was +1 between us after you respawned. Again, sorry. No idea how I hit a 1,47.XXX or how you maintained the gap without setting the fastest lap. Pure consistency the whole race for you, dare I say for me too until the end of the first stint.

I'm going to miss this series. No GT7 for me. PS4 GT7 won't compare to PS5 GT7. Is a Thrustmaster T150 compatible with PS5? If not, I am out of the Sony game for sure. $500+ for a console, $200+ for a new wheel, $80 for the disc copy and a compatible t.v....no thanks.

No worries, I can't believe the game respawned me, I was almost back on track again when it did. I had no chance at fast lap because soon as you passed me I went to Fuel Mode 2. I know from CW's other series on sport softs with high HP cars that when you have enough power to spin the tires at will reducing power will not affect lap time much if at all. I never even thought about trying TCS 1, it might have gotten me a little more lap time. I figured if I wasn't going to win on speed I would try to win by staying close and spending less time in the pits, I ran a bunch of .49's and a couple of .48's. On the first stop I think your fuel light was blinking, I had a 1/4 tank left. I think my rear tire wear was also much better than yours due to not relying on TCS so much. The last stint I saw that you really burned up your rears quickly. Great race and psychological tactics with the "I done for" during practice when I ran a couple of .48's earlier in the day then qualifying with a .47.

 

[ThisGuyHere]

ABSOLUTELY TURN TCS OFF FOR BMB

Duel reply
Is BMB Blue Moon? Honestly I never run TC. It wasn't allowed when I started sim racing, so it just is. I was excited🤗 to use it in the rain... but couldn't really get anything out of it👇🏼
👉🏼👉🏼I will be MIA for Blue Moon👈🏼👈🏼

This is to the post below👇🏼
I would have been screwed if CW hadn't noticed I was still at TC5 before the race😳🙄 I was playing around with TC and fuel mapping. I noticed that tc didn't really have much effect on wheel spin so I went to fuel mapping. It made a difference but my best lap would never get below 3:00. I should have stayed with that considering I wasn't going to be the fastest/front runner. Watching the replay, I notice you guys ran the race line almost the full lap. There were areas that had no running/puddling but you guys stayed on the race line🤔 I would never get a lap had I followed the race line. Watch my first few laps and you'll see, specially at the chicane with the permanent Green bollards, after that it's the slow right... that inside corner entrance has lots of grip. But need to adjust corner exit. Also after the 1st corner, next to the pit wall down to eu rouge has a lot of grip compared to the race line. I'm sure you guys can run a sec. faster👍🏻 Just some observations.

 

[Cold Warrior]

No worries, I can't believe the game respawned me, I was almost back on track again when it did. I had no chance at fast lap because soon as you passed me I went to Fuel Mode 2. I know from CW's other series on sport softs with high HP cars that when you have enough power to spin the tires at will reducing power will not affect lap time much if at all. I never even thought about trying TCS 1, it might have gotten me a little more lap time. I figured if I wasn't going to win on speed I would try to win by staying close and spending less time in the pits, I ran a bunch of .49's and a couple of .48's. On the first stop I think your fuel light was blinking, I had a 1/4 tank left. I think my rear tire wear was also much better than yours due to not relying on TCS so much. The last stint I saw that you really burned up your rears quickly. Great race and psychological tactics with the "I done for" during practice when I ran a couple of .48's earlier in the day then qualifying with a .47.

I was going to race with TCS 1 but, I found in practice before the race that I was about a second faster on TCS 2. I figured it would help with rear tire wear and fuel mileage a little so I chose to run it.

There a reason Porsche wins so much. The 911 RSR is one of better cars in class on it tires. I noticed that from you and John last season. I was surprised when you were complaining in practice. I know it's better than the Corvette and Viper on tire wear. Not sure about the 458 but, Ferrari isn't always the best on their tires.

 

[Cold Warrior]

Duel reply
Is BMB Blue Moon? Honestly I never run TC. It wasn't allowed when I started sim racing, so it just is. I was excited🤗 to use it in the rain... but couldn't really get anything out of it👇🏼
👉🏼👉🏼I will be MIA for Blue Moon👈🏼👈🏼

This is to the post below👇🏼
I would have been screwed if CW hadn't noticed I was still at TC5 before the race😳🙄 I was playing around with TC and fuel mapping. I noticed that tc didn't really have much effect on wheel spin so I went to fuel mapping. It made a difference but my best lap would never get below 3:00. I should have stayed with that considering I wasn't going to be the fastest/front runner. Watching the replay, I notice you guys ran the race line almost the full lap. There were areas that had no running/puddling but you guys stayed on the race line🤔 I would never get a lap had I followed the race line. Watch my first few laps and you'll see, specially at the chicane with the permanent Green bollards, after that it's the slow right... that inside corner entrance has lots of grip. But need to adjust corner exit. Also after the 1st corner, next to the pit wall down to eu rouge has a lot of grip compared to the race line. I'm sure you guys can run a sec. faster👍🏻 Just some observations.

All cars start default at TCS 3 in GTS. How you get TCS 4 without touching it? Unfortunately I run TCS more than I like too. The throttle response on the controller is a little too much for me. I can drive most of the N class cars and historic race cars without it. The wheelspin on modern race cars is a lot more abrupt and more easily can catch you off guard. So generally use minimal TCS with modern Gr.3 and higher classes.

I'm aware of the method to avoid the best in the wet because the surface there will be most polished off from heavy use. Most of Spa is pretty much a one line course and it's very hard to avoid it. And in most cases I didn't find it still faster to run the best line than to run off line even with more available grip.

 

[fastone371]

Duel reply
Is BMB Blue Moon? Honestly I never run TC. It wasn't allowed when I started sim racing, so it just is. I was excited🤗 to use it in the rain... but couldn't really get anything out of it👇🏼
👉🏼👉🏼I will be MIA for Blue Moon👈🏼👈🏼

This is to the post below👇🏼
I would have been screwed if CW hadn't noticed I was still at TC5 before the race😳🙄 I was playing around with TC and fuel mapping. I noticed that tc didn't really have much effect on wheel spin so I went to fuel mapping. It made a difference but my best lap would never get below 3:00. I should have stayed with that considering I wasn't going to be the fastest/front runner. Watching the replay, I notice you guys ran the race line almost the full lap. There were areas that had no running/puddling but you guys stayed on the race line🤔 I would never get a lap had I followed the race line. Watch my first few laps and you'll see, specially at the chicane with the permanent Green bollards, after that it's the slow right... that inside corner entrance has lots of grip. But need to adjust corner exit. Also after the 1st corner, next to the pit wall down to eu rouge has a lot of grip compared to the race line. I'm sure you guys can run a sec. faster👍🏻 Just some observations.

GTS physics don't include slick spots because of water on rubber build up and puddle effects. The rain is wet track only and uniform grip throughout. Didn't you notice that you don't feel puddles when you drive thru them?? I forget which turn it is near but Spa has one section where there is a big puddle and the racing line takes you right thru it with no ill effects.

 

[ThisGuyHere]

GTS physics don't include slick spots because of water on rubber build up and puddle effects. The rain is wet track only and uniform grip throughout. Didn't you notice that you don't feel puddles when you drive thru them?? I forget which turn it is near but Spa has one section where there is a big puddle and the racing line takes you right thru it with no ill effects.

CW~Are you saying I was at TC4 in the race? I thought I went back to 2, I'll have to look. But when you said something I think I was at 5. ??? I turn it off in set-up for GT3. I'm not sure why we run TC for GT4 class, my 458 GR4 is on rails. It blows me away how much different the GT3 and GT4 handle. But I'm sure there are a few cars that handle like
dog dookie👈🏼😉🤣🤣🤣 and could use a little. I like how nimble the GT3 is, it's easy to throw around. (literally if not careful) The Porsche is the same way, I think because of the short wheel base🤔 but the Vette feels more like getting a tank to turn. Maybe it's no tunning🤷🏼‍♂️ Some toe work always makes cornering much easier if you can sacrifice a little tire wear.
I'm practicing Laguna Seca and tire wear is a killing me. I have a couple corners to refine but other than that it's just track wear😒

fastone~Where did you get this info. I would love to read up on that. There were spots on the track I couldn't drive because I would loose it. That's why I was messing with TC and fuel so much before the race. That corner I'm refering to; I could never get the car to stop, every time, straight off. Heading into the long mid track corner, if I took the outside on corner entrance, I would hydroplane right off. I actual could hydroplane very easy. Here's the keys, take for a test drive, you may come back and say "it's all you dude"😁 Which it could be too. I NEVER practice wet racing. I guess I should start.

 

[Cold Warrior]

CW~Are you saying I was at TC4 in the race? I thought I went back to 2, I'll have to look. But when you said something I think I was at 5. ??? I turn it off in set-up for GT3. I'm not sure why we run TC for GT4 class, my 458 GR4 is on rails. It blows me away how much different the GT3 and GT4 handle. But I'm sure there are a few cars that handle like
dog dookie👈🏼😉🤣🤣🤣 and could use a little. I like how nimble the GT3 is, it's easy to throw around. (literally if not careful) The Porsche is the same way, I think because of the short wheel base🤔 but the Vette feels more like getting a tank to turn. Maybe it's no tunning🤷🏼‍♂️ Some toe work always makes cornering much easier if you can sacrifice a little tire wear.
I'm practicing Laguna Seca and tire wear is a killing me. I have a couple corners to refine but other than that it's just track wear😒

fastone~Where did you get this info. I would love to read up on that. There were spots on the track I couldn't drive because I would loose it. That's why I was messing with TC and fuel so much before the race. That corner I'm refering to; I could never get the car to stop, every time, straight off. Heading into the long mid track corner, if I took the outside on corner entrance, I would hydroplane right off. I actual could hydroplane very easy. Here's the keys, take for a test drive, you may come back and say "it's all you dude"😁 Which it could be too. I NEVER practice wet racing. I guess I should start.

The in room members list show you TCS 4 before we started.

Yeah the Gr.3 458 isn't as friendly as the Gr.4 car. As for the 911 RSR. The car takes some time to use to but, it runs well at almost any track. It's biggest weakness is its top speed but, it's still good enough that it's drive off and cornering can make up for it. It's also one of the better cars for mileage and great on it's tires. I recommend adding some rear brake bias for all FRs in Gr.3.

I felt tire wear was too low for Tokyo and here at Blue Moon. So I increased Laguna Sega's tire wear to x8. Laguna Sega's surface was pretty worn when PDI they rescanned. So I’m sure it would shred tires anyways.

 

[fastone371]

The in room members list show you TCS 4 before we started.

Yeah the Gr.3 458 isn't as friendly as the Gr.4 car. As for the 911 RSR. The car takes some time to use to but, it runs well at almost any track. It's biggest weakness is its top speed but, it's still good enough that it's drive off and cornering can make up for it. It's also one of the better cars for mileage and great on it's tires. I recommend adding some rear brake bias for all FRs in Gr.3.

I felt tire wear was too low for Tokyo and here at Blue Moon. So I increased Laguna Sega's tire wear to x8. Laguna Sega's surface was pretty worn when PDI they rescanned. So I’m sure it would shred tires anyways.

I typically move brake bias a little to the front if it needs adjusting at all. To me it doesn't seem driveline dependant, it's all car to car. Many times I will run some laps with ABS off to see if the car wants to lock up the fronts or rear and adjust accordingly, then turn ABS back on. I want the front and rear of the car stopping equally effectively, it seems to work so far. The Hyaura was one of the few cars that liked a little more rear brake typically.

 

[fastone371]

CW~Are you saying I was at TC4 in the race? I thought I went back to 2, I'll have to look. But when you said something I think I was at 5. ??? I turn it off in set-up for GT3. I'm not sure why we run TC for GT4 class, my 458 GR4 is on rails. It blows me away how much different the GT3 and GT4 handle. But I'm sure there are a few cars that handle like
dog dookie👈🏼😉🤣🤣🤣 and could use a little. I like how nimble the GT3 is, it's easy to throw around. (literally if not careful) The Porsche is the same way, I think because of the short wheel base🤔 but the Vette feels more like getting a tank to turn. Maybe it's no tunning🤷🏼‍♂️ Some toe work always makes cornering much easier if you can sacrifice a little tire wear.
I'm practicing Laguna Seca and tire wear is a killing me. I have a couple corners to refine but other than that it's just track wear😒

fastone~Where did you get this info. I would love to read up on that. There were spots on the track I couldn't drive because I would loose it. That's why I was messing with TC and fuel so much before the race. That corner I'm refering to; I could never get the car to stop, every time, straight off. Heading into the long mid track corner, if I took the outside on corner entrance, I would hydroplane right off. I actual could hydroplane very easy. Here's the keys, take for a test drive, you may come back and say "it's all you dude"😁 Which it could be too. I NEVER practice wet racing. I guess I should start.

You can feel it when you drive, especially when you intentionally drive thru puddles. Also if you look on these forums all of has been covered in depth.

 

[ThisGuyHere]

I typically move brake bias a little to the front if it needs adjusting at all. To me it doesn't seem driveline dependant, it's all car to car. Many times I will run some laps with ABS off to see if the car wants to lock up the fronts or rear and adjust accordingly, then turn ABS back on. I want the front and rear of the car stopping equally effectively, it seems to work so far. The Hyaura was one of the few cars that liked a little more rear brake typically.

When I ran the 'Boxer' series in game, I had to figure out the trick to driving the Porsche. What I found is, your right, if your brake bias isn't equaled, your going around. Even at 1, the weight transfer to the front lifts the rear end just enough to brake traction. That and some trail braking kept it on the track for me.

I have forgotten so much being away from racing, I need to go find my notes and give myself a crash course. I completely forgot to check ABS on/off🙄 I found my tunning/lap time notes from years ago and at least I'm running a little faster. But I think that's the difference between the F360 and the F458 vs. my driving😆 I know I'm leaving time on the track almost every race. Practice, practice, practice. When your done, practice your practicing😆

@Fastone~That was fun. I don't know why I needed to be pushed, but that seems to be the trick for me. I took sector time notes to see where I'm lacking. I noticed 🤔I think it's between T4/T5, You must have shifted into 4th because you REALLY pulled away suddenly. So you get me there, I saw you just about run me over down the corkscrew, (looking out the back window problem🙄)so I need to work on exit there a bit, and I think your final corner entrance is smoother than mine and you get a better run up the hill into T1. I have to tip-toe on egg shells there or I'm in the wall immediately. This should be a fun race.

 

[Cold Warrior]

I typically move brake bias a little to the front if it needs adjusting at all. To me it doesn't seem driveline dependant, it's all car to car. Many times I will run some laps with ABS off to see if the car wants to lock up the fronts or rear and adjust accordingly, then turn ABS back on. I want the front and rear of the car stopping equally effectively, it seems to work so far. The Hyaura was one of the few cars that liked a little more rear brake typically.

Yeah and this may explain why you don't seem to adapt to the front engine cars too well. Most of the front engine Gr cars are at default setup with a lot of understeer. Without tuning how else do you combat the understeer. Increasing the rear brake is only alternative I have found. I don't usually going pass +1 or +2 depending on the track. Because it will cause the car to slide. Oh no in the wet of course.

 

[fastone371]

Yeah and this may explain why you don't seem to adapt to the front engine cars too well. Most of the front engine Gr cars are at default setup with a lot of understeer. Without tuning how else do you combat the understeer. Increasing the rear brake is only alternative I have found. I don't usually going pass +1 or +2 depending on the track. Because it will cause the car to slide. Oh no in the wet of course.

I generally prefer FR cars, the Corvette turns spectacularly with default or 1 notch to the front. The FR cars pretty much turn in by themselves when you get trailbraking just right. Don't forget I did just fine in the Toyota at Sarthe. The Lexus is just too hard on front tires otherwise I would use it. I don't care for the Viper and the Mustang is a turd that feels like it's on marshmallows for springs. I like the Citroen not because it's mid-rear, (technically the Vette is too because the front of the block is behind the spindle centerline, not sure about the Viper in this regard) but because of the 7 speed gear box, that box did me proud at ROUTE X.

 

[Cold Warrior]

I generally prefer FR cars, the Corvette turns spectacularly with default or 1 notch to the front. The FR cars pretty much turn in by themselves when you get trailbraking just right. Don't forget I did just fine in the Toyota at Sarthe. The Lexus is just too hard on front tires otherwise I would use it. I don't care for the Viper and the Mustang is a turd that feels like it's on marshmallows for springs. I like the Citroen not because it's mid-rear, (technically the Vette is too because the front of the block is behind the spindle centerline, not sure about the Viper in this regard) but because of the 7 speed gear box, that box did me proud at ROUTE X.

Your history in Rinsky's series says otherwise. Most of the cars you have used are MR. And you only had one Challenger for Le Mans Special. Who was already having issues with his wheel.

The Gr.3 Corvette and Viper drive very similar handling wise. QTip8329Wags also thought so when he test drove the Viper at Tokyo during a joint practice session I did with him.
Not sure way you would like the one over the other in that category. With their current road course BOP settings the Corvette has better top speed the Viper is better off corners.

Oh, I hate Gr.3 Mustang too. It's dragster that wanted to be circuit racer. It accelerates well in a straight line at low and mid speed but, it's a brick high speed.

 

[fastone371]

Your history in Rinsky's series says otherwise. Most of the cars you have used are MR. And you only had one Challenger for Le Mans Special. Who was already having issues with his wheel.

The Gr.3 Corvette and Viper drive very similar handling wise. QTip8329Wags also thought so when he test drove the Viper at Tokyo during a joint practice session I did with him.
Not sure way you would like the one over the other in that category. With their current road course BOP settings the Corvette has better top speed the Viper is better off corners.

Oh, I hate Gr.3 Mustang too. It's dragster that wanted to be circuit racer. It accelerates well in a straight line at low and mid speed but, it's a brick high speed.

Regardless of what you think I like FR cars. In another series I ran the Lexus and yet another I ran the Vette. Previously in the Rinsky series we were left with a few to choose from instead of our #1 choice if you were late to the party, 2 cars per manufacturer. The GR3 Merc I will never drive, I have learned to hate it, it pushes like a quad axle dump truck, I have spent a lot of time with it in the LH Challenge. The Beemer just seems to lack acceleration, that removes 2 FR's from consideration. When I race in fun lobbies I drive a different car every race (except FF cars, I dont drive them unless I have to) unlike most who pick 1 and stick with it week after week. Also remember that I use a wheel which gives a lot of feeling to the cars, that gives me an idea of what I like and do not like. The Citroen drives lot like an FR and not an MR car. The RSR feels completely different than the Audi and the RS01, 2 MR cars.

 

[Cold Warrior]

Regardless of what you think I like FR cars. In another series I ran the Lexus and yet another I ran the Vette. Previously in the Rinsky series we were left with a few to choose from instead of our #1 choice if you were late to the party, 2 cars per manufacturer. The GR3 Merc I will never drive, I have learned to hate it, it pushes like a quad axle dump truck, I have spent a lot of time with it in the LH Challenge. The Beemer just seems to lack acceleration, that removes 2 FR's from consideration. When I race in fun lobbies I drive a different car every race (except FF cars, I dont drive them unless I have to) unlike most who pick 1 and stick with it week after week. Also remember that I use a wheel which gives a lot of feeling to the cars, that gives me an idea of what I like and do not like. The Citroen drives lot like an FR and not an MR car. The RSR feels completely different than the Audi and the RS01, 2 MR cars.

Sorry which Gr.3 Mercedes and BMW don't you like. They both have more than one car available. There are still plenty of FR options besides these. Your choice was open this year. And yet your back in Porsche 911 RSR.

The 911 RSR is a RR converted to MR due to GT3 class regulations not allowing RR. So it's going to be a little odd. It's still somehow a better conversion to me than the GT-R.

 

[QTip8329Wags]

No worries, I can't believe the game respawned me, I was almost back on track again when it did. I had no chance at fast lap because soon as you passed me I went to Fuel Mode 2. I know from CW's other series on sport softs with high HP cars that when you have enough power to spin the tires at will reducing power will not affect lap time much if at all. I never even thought about trying TCS 1, it might have gotten me a little more lap time. I figured if I wasn't going to win on speed I would try to win by staying close and spending less time in the pits, I ran a bunch of .49's and a couple of .48's. On the first stop I think your fuel light was blinking, I had a 1/4 tank left. I think my rear tire wear was also much better than yours due to not relying on TCS so much. The last stint I saw that you really burned up your rears quickly. Great race and psychological tactics with the "I done for" during practice when I ran a couple of .48's earlier in the day then qualifying with a .47.

I found TC 2 to be better on tires and time. That was the truth when I had only ran a .48 with everyone. After you left, I tried other settings and found the magic numbers. TC 2 ABS -2 FUEL 2

That .47 was close to the optimal predicted times it was saying I could do in the practice sessions. Didn't pull many .47s though, nor was I consistent after stint 1. I burned up tires at the end trying to chase you down and set the 1.47 race lap record in the process but my flame had all but gone out by that point.

The Viper and Vette handle extremely similarly at speed. The Viper may be less forgiving on corner exit but they make their laps about the same with roughly the same inputs. It was scary at first and I stopped because I didn't want to make the minor adjustments needed for the Viper and then have to race the Vette the next day and risk undoing my chances.

 

[fastone371]

Sorry which Gr.3 Mercedes and BMW don't you like. They both have more than one car available. There are still plenty of FR options besides these. Your choice was open this year. And yet your back in Porsche 911 RSR.

The 911 RSR is a RR converted to MR due to GT3 class regulations not allowing RR. So it's going to be a little odd. It's still somehow a better conversion to me than the GT-R.

The Merc I don't like is the one in the LH Challenge. I like the non Z BMW but whenever I use it in lobbies I get swallowed up on the straights, the Z I don't drive much, I think like the Viper I don't like the way it sounds, I'm weird that way, if there is something I don't like about a car I rarely use it. I also like the Aston but it's heavy and hard on tires, I ran that 1 or 2 seasons in this series.

 

[fastone371]

I found TC 2 to be better on tires and time. That was the truth when I had only ran a .48 with everyone. After you left, I tried other settings and found the magic numbers. TC 2 ABS -2 FUEL 2

That .47 was close to the optimal predicted times it was saying I could do in the practice sessions. Didn't pull many .47s though, nor was I consistent after stint 1. I burned up tires at the end trying to chase you down and set the 1.47 race lap record in the process but my flame had all but gone out by that point.

The Viper and Vette handle extremely similarly at speed. The Viper may be less forgiving on corner exit but they make their laps about the same with roughly the same inputs. It was scary at first and I stopped because I didn't want to make the minor adjustments needed for the Viper and then have to race the Vette the next day and risk undoing my chances.

I ended up at the exact same settings, the only thing different was as my rear tires wore I would bump up the brake balance to -3 then back down to -2. That FM adjustment works great!! I wonder why you used so much more fuel that I did on the first stint, usually we use about the same. I was being easy on the throttle and not letting TCS cut in in often, when I watched the replay I noticed that I was able to drive with the TCS only flashing slightly most times, where it's not on full power reduction.
I never really gave the Viper a fair shot. All thru the entire GT series it was a car I rarely drove the Viper. I was doing my circuit experiences over again a few months ago (its a great way to learn tracks, last season I drove the GR3 Citroen and we had a St. Croix race and the Citroen was the same car that us used in circuit experience, I found a lot of lap time for that race) and I discovered that the Viper needs some of my attention, it may not be a bad car after all.

 

[Cold Warrior]

The Merc I don't like is the one in the LH Challenge. I like the non Z BMW but whenever I use it in lobbies I get swallowed up on the straights, the Z I don't drive much, I think like the Viper I don't like the way it sounds, I'm weird that way, if there is something I don't like about a car I rarely use it. I also like the Aston but it's heavy and hard on tires, I ran that 1 or 2 seasons in this series.

That the Mercedes AMG you use for the Lewis Hamilton challenge. Which the made the understeer worse than default because Mr. Hamilton likes a understeer. Don't go by that for your impression. I like the AMG. The SLS is okay. I like M6s and the M3. I find the Z4 kinda twitchy.

Who doesn't like the sound of the Viper? I didn't know those words could be said together. I guess your not a fan of the Huracan's sound too then. Since it also runs a V10.

If you want FR that is more nimble Hyundai Genesis or! Mazda RX-Vision. The Lancer and WRX aren't bad for that either

 

[fastone371]

That the Mercedes AMG you use for the Lewis Hamilton challenge. Which the made the understeer worse than default because Mr. Hamilton likes a understeer. Don't go by that for your impression. I like the AMG. The SLS is okay. I like M6s and the M3. I find the Z4 kinda twitchy.

Who doesn't like the sound of the Viper? I didn't know those words could be said together. I guess your not a fan of the Huracan's sound too then. Since it also runs a V10.

If you want FR that is more nimble Hyundai Genesis or! Mazda RX-Vision. The Lancer and WRX aren't bad for that either

F1 V10's sound good, 18,000 RPM's will do that, low revving V10's sound like V6's. They just don't sound right.